It is a blessing the see the people grow. What a joy it was to spend resurrection Sunday with this group of people in the city of Castelo Branco (central Portugal). Please pray for the recent visitors to keep coming and for the ones starting one-on-one discipleship soon. We are excited about that!
Rejoicing Over a Far Away Missions Conference
Our sending church is having their Annual Missions Conference this week. We are happy for them. Their commitment in serving the Lord and obeying the Great Commission is an example and inspiration. It is hard to believe that it was just last year that we were there and witnessed how they took an even bigger […]
Our Children’s Bible Club
For many years we have had a weekly children’s Bible Club. This has been a great tool and I highly recommend any missionary to have something like this in the mission field. We are now in a new city and preparing to start the Bible Club for this year (it runs from September to May). […]
Update from Allen and Barbara Newton, missionaries in Portugal
Because it involves us, and the ministry in Portugal, I have decided to share here my in-law’s last update. It talks about their furlough plans, recent events in the ministry here in Portugal and future plans for this corner of the Lord’s vineyard. They are about to leave for their 8 month furlough. You […]
Missions and the Local Church (Part 2)
Allen Newton is a veteran missionary in Portugal. He arrived in Portugal as a missionary in 1989, with his wife Barbara and three children (now grown and out of the house). They are serving the Lord in the city of Castelo Branco, close to the border with Spain, after planting a church in Southern Portugal. […]